starbolins, n. pl. Naut.
(ˈstɑːbəlɪnz)
Also starbowlines.
[? For *starboardlings, f. starboard n. + -ling1. Cf. larbolins.]
(See quots.)
| 1769 Falconer Dict. Marine ii. (1776), Tribordais, star⁓bowlines; a cant term for the starboard watch. 1840 R. H. Dana Bef. Mast. v. 10 The cry of ‘All starbowlines ahoy!’ summoned our watch on deck. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Star-Bolins, the old familiar term for the men of the starboard watch. |